Dealing with flight issues can be really frustrating. However, the bright side is that the European Union has laws to help travelers when things don’t go as planned. If you’re traveling by air in the EU, it’s a good idea to know about these regulations. They can come in handy if your flight gets messed up.
Knowing what you’re entitled to can make dealing with travel issues less stressful. While it won’t get you to your destination quicker, it can reduce your anxiety when things get disrupted.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
When you’re flying in the EU, rest assured that there’s assistance available in the case of a flight disruption. EU laws ensure airlines look after their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:
- Refreshments and snacks
- A hotel room if you’re stranded overnight
- Transportation to and from the hotel
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes
If you’re delayed for a long time or your flight is cancelled, you might also be entitled to:
- A refund
- An alternative flight
- Compensation to make up for the inconvenience
Remember to ask airline staff about these entitlements if your plans change. They must tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
Vueling Flight Delay Compensation
Flight delays from Vueling can be really annoying. However there’s a silver lining: if you’re stranded for more than three hours because of the airline’s fault, you might be able to get some compensation.
Laws in the UK and EU are on your side. You could be eligible for up to €600 per person. What counts is when you land, not when you take off. So pay attention to your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
Your compensation depends on how far you’re flying. A short flight won’t get you as much money as a longer flight, even if they’re both delayed equally.
Interested in learning exactly how much you could get? Take a look at the table below to see what compensation you could receive:
| Less than 3 hours | Between 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Distance |
| €0 | €250 | €250 | All flights up to 1500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All intra-EU flights over 3500 km |
| €0 | €300 | €600 | All non-EU flights over 3500 km |
Vueling Flight Cancellation Compensation
The EU has laws to protect you if your flight is cancelled. Here’s what you need to know:
If your flight gets cancelled within two weeks of your scheduled departure, you may be entitled to compensation of up to €600. But keep in mind – the airline doesn’t have to pay if they rebook you on a different flight that doesn’t mess up your plans too much.
The airline can avoid paying you if they arrange a replacement flight that meets the following conditions:
| Advance Notice | Re-routing Requirements |
| 14 Days | None |
| 7 – 13 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight |
| Less than 7 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight |
If you agree to take another flight from the airline, you’re still eligible for compensation. The most important thing is your arrival time at your destination.
Your potential compensation is based on two factors:
- The length of your flight
- How late you arrive
So, even if the new flight doesn’t get there on time, you could still be eligible for compensation.
Look at the following table to understand better:
| Under 2 hours | 2-3 hours | 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
| €125 | €250 | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km |
| €300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
The airline might not have to compensate you if they can provide transportation to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even with a slight delay, you might not be entitled to flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from Vueling
It’s essential to be aware of how to request the compensation you’re entitled to under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s what you need to do:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We understand the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
Keep in mind that you have the right as a passenger to claim compensation for a cancelled or delayed flight. No matter whether your flight was delayed because of operational reasons or technical issues, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including inclement weather or air traffic control decisions, you have a right to compensation.
Which Vueling Flights are Covered by EU261?
The European Union’s laws for protecting air passengers are far-reaching. They apply to every flight leaving an airport within an EU country and every flight landing at a European Union member state airport provided the airline is based in the EU.
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at EU airports | ✅ Covered |
These regulations also cover airlines from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. This means if you’re traveling with any airline to, within, or from Europe, you likely have these rights. It’s helpful to know about these regulations – they exist to support you if problems occur with your flight. They make sure you’re not stranded when your travel plans fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
Vueling isn’t always responsible when flights are delayed or cancelled. Sometimes, events occur that the airline has no control over, like severe weather conditions or unforeseen issues.
For instance, if there’s a sudden storm, an urgent situation at the airport, or a strike by air traffic controllers, Vueling is not liable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline has no control over.
When these situations occur, you probably won’t get any compensation. The airline is not considered to be doing anything wrong when these unforeseen difficulties arise.
Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations
Was your flight delayed or cancelled without a valid reason? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29.05.202509:00 | Vueling 2485 | San Sebastian (EAS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202507:05 | Vueling 2484 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:00 | Vueling 5271 | Madrid (MAD) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:05 | Vueling 2486 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:05 | Vueling 2486 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202512:25 | Vueling 5847 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202511:40 | Vueling 5192 | Madrid (MAD) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202509:45 | Vueling 1333 | Brussels (BRU) Alicante (ALC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202509:20 | Vueling 5217 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202509:05 | Vueling 5094 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202507:30 | Vueling 1679 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
26.05.202516:40 | Vueling 1590 | Barcelona (BCN) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
26.05.202515:35 | Vueling 5080 | Madrid (MAD) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
26.05.202515:10 | Vueling 1867 | Stuttgart (STR) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202519:50 | Vueling 5735 | Madrid (MAD) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202518:30 | Vueling 5862 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202518:00 | Vueling 5271 | Madrid (MAD) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202516:05 | Vueling 2486 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202515:15 | Vueling 1675 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202515:10 | Vueling 8982 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202513:20 | Vueling 9500 | London (LCY) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202511:30 | Vueling 6612 | Barcelona (BCN) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
25.05.202510:15 | Vueling 1332 | Alicante (ALC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202521:00 | Vueling 1899 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202520:20 | Vueling 5570 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202519:55 | Vueling 5081 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202519:50 | Vueling 5619 | Madrid (MAD) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202518:00 | Vueling 1898 | Barcelona (BCN) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202517:35 | Vueling 5636 | Santander (SDR) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202515:55 | Vueling 5615 | Madrid (MAD) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202513:55 | Vueling 6613 | Bari (BRI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202513:40 | Vueling 8988 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202512:10 | Vueling 8986 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
24.05.202510:15 | Vueling 1332 | Alicante (ALC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
23.05.202513:40 | Vueling 5033 | San Sebastian (EAS) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
23.05.202511:20 | Vueling 1821 | Hamburg (HAM) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
23.05.202507:00 | Vueling 1896 | Barcelona (BCN) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202519:50 | Vueling 3224 | Canary (TFN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
22.05.202518:10 | Vueling 8983 | Brussels (BRU) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202518:00 | Vueling 5271 | Madrid (MAD) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202517:40 | Vueling 5709 | Oviedo (OVD) Madrid (MAD) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
22.05.202517:30 | Vueling 2655 | Malaga (AGP) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202517:30 | Vueling 3225 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Canary (TFN) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
22.05.202516:15 | Vueling 2910 | Barcelona (BCN) Bordeaux (BOD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202514:00 | Vueling 5876 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202512:30 | Vueling 5859 | Madrid (MAD) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202511:40 | Vueling 5192 | Madrid (MAD) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202509:40 | Vueling 1679 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
22.05.202507:30 | Vueling 5204 | Madrid (MAD) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202507:10 | Vueling 5510 | Madrid (MAD) Bordeaux (BOD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202507:05 | Vueling 2484 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
22.05.202507:05 | Vueling 1678 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
21.05.202520:10 | Vueling 5233 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202517:35 | Vueling 5636 | Santander (SDR) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202515:55 | Vueling 5615 | Madrid (MAD) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202511:40 | Vueling 5192 | Madrid (MAD) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202509:50 | Vueling 2151 | Brussels (BRU) Malaga (AGP) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202509:25 | Vueling 1471 | Brussels (BRU) Bilbao (BIO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202509:20 | Vueling 5217 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202507:10 | Vueling 1671 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
21.05.202506:25 | Vueling 2150 | Malaga (AGP) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202519:50 | Vueling 5103 | Madrid (MAD) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202518:00 | Vueling 5271 | Madrid (MAD) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202516:25 | Vueling | Barcelona (BCN) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202509:50 | Vueling 1678 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202509:05 | Vueling 5094 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202508:00 | Vueling 1880 | Barcelona (BCN) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.05.202507:30 | Vueling 1679 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202520:50 | Vueling 1885 | Berlin (BER) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202520:40 | Vueling 5637 | Madrid (MAD) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202519:50 | Vueling 5103 | Madrid (MAD) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202519:50 | Vueling 5380 | Berlin (BER) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202518:40 | Vueling 1591 | Santander (SDR) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202517:55 | Vueling 2487 | San Sebastian (EAS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202516:40 | Vueling 1590 | Barcelona (BCN) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202516:15 | Vueling 5862 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202516:10 | Vueling 6612 | Barcelona (BCN) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202516:00 | Vueling 5331 | Madrid (MAD) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202515:15 | Vueling 8982 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202514:10 | Vueling 1676 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202512:55 | Vueling 6367 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Sevilla (SVQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202512:10 | Vueling 8986 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202511:50 | Vueling 5733 | Madrid (MAD) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202511:30 | Vueling 6260 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202510:50 | Vueling 6366 | Sevilla (SVQ) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202510:25 | Vueling 8981 | Brussels (BRU) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.05.202509:55 | Vueling 3980 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202517:50 | Vueling 1674 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202517:20 | Vueling 1471 | Brussels (BRU) Bilbao (BIO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202516:05 | Vueling 2486 | Barcelona (BCN) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202515:15 | Vueling 1675 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202515:00 | Vueling 2653 | Malaga (AGP) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.05.202512:10 | Vueling 8986 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.05.202515:10 | Vueling 8982 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.05.202512:15 | Vueling 1676 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.05.202510:25 | Vueling 8981 | Brussels (BRU) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.05.202509:30 | Vueling 3167 | Las Palmas (LPA) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
16.05.202521:05 | Vueling 1675 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
16.05.202520:10 | Vueling 5333 | Madrid (MAD) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
16.05.202518:10 | Vueling 2150 | Malaga (AGP) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
